Small Businesses Hit with Double-Digit Increases Demand State Help; Governor Seeks Insurer Rate Reviews Santa Monica, CA -- The announcement today by Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick that he will seek to regulate the cost of…
Insurer- and Corporate-Demanded Clauses and Omissions Degrade Health Coverage, Block Insurer Accountability, Cut Employer Coverage Santa Monica, CA -- The leading health reform proposal in the Senate contains numerous industry-demanded “time bombs” that will harm…
Group Also Releases 3rd Round Of Annotated Google Documents In ‘Charmwatch’ Campaign SANTA MONICA, CA -- Consumer Watchdog today slammed Google for its apparent hypocrisy in marketing its new "cloud computing" products, blandly assuring customers…
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The White House and Congress should embrace "prior approval" regulation of health care rates in response to the health insurance industry's threat that costs will increase under a reform plan being...
The Big Three consumer credit reporting agencies, Experian, EquiFax and TransUnion, gave $1.65 million in campaign contributions to members of Congress since the 2002 election cycle, according to the Center for Responsive Politics. Rep. Barney…
SANTA MONICA, CA -- Arthur D. Levinson, a member of both Google and Apple's boards, acted correctly in resigning from Google's board, Consumer Watchdog said today. "We're pleased that Arthur Levinson finally realized that...
Despite unanimous support from the State Assembly, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed legislation that would have extended California’s Low Cost Auto Insurance program for low-income families. AB 725 (Jones) received bipartisan support to continue offering the…
Consumer Watchdog joined with the parents of a 17 year-old who died after her health insurer, CIGNA, denied a liver transplant to call on Congress to close the legal loophole that bars her family and…
Santa Monica, CA -- A trial beginning next week targeting the nation's largest health insurer and its California subsidiary for allegedly automatically denying requests for out-of-network liver transplants will help shed light on the need…
Proposal Would Allow Treasury to Preempt State Capital Rules That Kept Insurance Policyholders Safe While Other Financial Firms Crashed Washington, D.C. -- Consumer Watchdog called on Congress to reject legislation allowing the Treasury Department to…
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Seven national consumer and health organizations announced today they have placed ads in opinion-leading Washington D.C. publications declaring strong opposition to any provisions in the health care bill that would limit the…
Amendments Could Strip Proposed Agency’s Authority to Investigate Penalties on Credit Card Users Based on Where They Shop Washington, D.C. -- A new financial regulator charged with consumer protection must have the authority to…
